Tank treatment that can restore sensor accuracy?
Both my black and grey water tank sensors read full or partly full even when empty. Has anyone found a product to truly clean the tanks to restore them to proper functionality?
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IAMICHABOD wrote:3 tons wrote:
Dump a large bag of ice cubes into the tank and drive stop and go for a few miles…
3 tons
And the Myth Continues :S
They are trying to sell their tank cleaning "product" by putting down a possible free or next to nothing cost non chemical repair.
Their "tests" was done by placing a tank in the back of a pickup truck basically over the axle..
Pretty smooth sailing for the load that sits on top of the axle..
Not so much for the average RV black tank which sits as far as possible BEHIND the axle(s) of a RV.. Not so smooth ride where the average black tank sits in a RV..
Think of it like riding a school bus, the front seats are where the smoothest ride is but sit in the last seat of the bus behind the rear axle and even the smallest pot hole will easily lift you out of your seat..
I personally don't believe that ICE cubes is a cure all for sensors, but, hey, they are cheap and if they sort of fix it, why not? Nothing to lose and if it works no chemicals involved.
Most likely the absolute best thing to do with black tanks is to not allow them to fill above the first sensor with waste and dump more often as long as you add extra water before dumping and then fill black tank again with fresh water for a rinse.. That is all I do with mine and yet no issues with the sensors in my 1984 TT..
Best cure to the sensors is to not allow stuff accumulate and sit for weeks on them.
